Since 1937, and the Roosevelt interpretation of the Commerce Clause, all that you own that could conceivably be bought, sold or traded, and anything you do that could result in money, goods, or services changing hands, or cause money, goods, or services to not change hands that might otherwise have is a
privilege afforded by the federal government, that can be revoked at any time.
Too many who call themselves "conservatives" will stand mute on this issue, because to challenge it would endanger the federal government's authority to wage the war on drugs - and they would see us all penniless and in chains before they would give it up.
Since 1937, and the Roosevelt interpretation of the Commerce Clause, all that you own that could conceivably be bought, sold or traded, and anything you do that could result in money, goods, or services changing hands, or cause money, goods, or services to not change hands that might otherwise have is a privilege afforded by the federal government, that can be revoked at any time.And that privilege is
granted through a
license which everyone is
required to have before they can perform said privelege, according to popular thinking.
"We're going fishing."
"No. Not without my permission (license)."
"But..."
"No!"
Who's your Daddy?